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: Tether Investments, a subsidiary of Tether, announced that it is leading the Series C funding round for humanoid robotics company NEURA Robotics. The total size of this funding round could reach up to $1.4 billion, setting a new record for private fundraising in the robotics and physical AI sector.NEURA Robotics is a multi-form cognitive robotics company, with products encompassing humanoid robots, precision robotic arms, automated guided vehicles / autonomous mobile robots (AGVs/AMRs), and service robots. The company has established a stable pipeline of enterprise clients and has formed strategic partnerships with top global industry partners, some of whom are also participating in this investment round. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated: "As robots move towards true autonomy, the underlying infrastructure must also be upgraded. WDK and QVAC will provide machines with a dual layer of finance and intelligence, enabling them to independently execute tasks and complete transactions."
: According to an official announcement, on June 3, Trust Wallet announced a partnership with BNB Chain and CoinMarketCap to officially launch the "BNB Hack: AI Trading Agents" hackathon, featuring a total prize pool of $36,000. The Trust Wallet Agent Kit serves as the core on-chain execution technology stack for this event. This hackathon also marks the first time the Trust Wallet Agent Kit has been fully integrated as a core infrastructure component into a top-tier AI Agent hackathon system.The hackathon features two main tracks: "Autonomous Trading Agents" (prize pool $24,000, 5 winners) and "Strategy Skills" (prize pool $6,000, 3 winners), in addition to three partner special awards of $2,000 each. In the "Autonomous Trading Agents" track, participants must leverage the Trust Wallet Agent Kit to achieve local self-custodial signing, autonomous mode operation, and on-chain trade execution, deployed within native BNB Chain scenarios such as PancakeSwap and BSC Perpetual Contracts. The "Strategy Skills" track does not require an execution layer; participants build backtestable strategy proposals based on 12 categories of data tools from CoinMarketCap MCP, including market data, technical indicators, on-chain data, sentiment, and news.Track one uses real PnL as the core evaluation criterion, setting a maximum drawdown limit as the risk control threshold. Track two is comprehensively scored by a judging panel across four dimensions: technical execution, originality, real-world value, and presentation. The build window runs from June 3 to June 21, the trading window from June 22 to June 28, and winners will be announced during the week of July 6. In addition to cash prizes, winning teams will receive CoinMarketCap Pro API subscription credits, mentorship from CMC Labs, and the BNB Chain Kickstart ecosystem support package.
According to Fortune, Variant, a venture capital firm focused on crypto, has closed its fourth fund, Variant 4, with $222 million in commitments. The fund will primarily invest in earliest-stage companies and support their growth.
according to an official announcement, BitMart will list Sealcoin (QAIT) at 12:00 (UTC+8) on May 29. The QAIT/USDT trading pair will be available for trading.QAIT is the native utility and governance token of the SEALCOIN ecosystem, providing core power for device access, market settlement, and on-chain governance within the Autonomous Machine Economy. It builds a trust and coordination layer for autonomous machines to participate in decentralized markets.
BNB Chain today announced the launch of the Agent Survival Toolkit, partnering with six major AI infrastructure projects to empower autonomous AI Agents with on-chain payment capabilities. All transactions are settled on the BSC network using BNB or BEP-20 tokens.The participating projects cover two core layers – LLM access and financial infrastructure – including Alt AI, Pieverse, Bankr, WorldClaw, B.AI, and AEON, forming a complete closed loop for AI Agents from computing power invocation to on-chain settlement. Each participating project has simultaneously launched on-chain incentive programs, requiring no additional registration.Following the release of the BNB Agent SDK, the Agent Survival Toolkit further enhances BNB Chain's infrastructure layout in the AI Agent space. For more information, please visit www.bnbchain.org.DisclaimerBNB Chain does not have any affiliation or operational relationship with any of the projects mentioned in this article. The Agent Survival Toolkit is an ecosystem initiative showcasing independently built projects on BNB Chain. This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute any financial or investment advice. Please conduct your own independent research and assess potential risks before interacting with any related projects.
Circle has launched the Circle Agent Stack toolkit, which allows AI agents to autonomously hold funds and make payments. Its protocol supports gas-free transfers of as little as 0.000001 USDC per transaction. As of the end of the first quarter, USDC's circulating supply reached $77 billion, and Circle's stock price rose to $131.76.
This investment further strengthens the partnership established between the two companies last month. GSR previously invested in Libeara, a tokenization platform backed by SC Ventures, as a key move to expand its crypto capital markets business. Earlier this year, GSR also acquired Autonomous and Architech to broaden its token lifecycle management services. Recently, GSR launched its first fund—the GSR Crypto Core3 ETF—the industry’s first actively managed, multi-asset crypto fund to enable staking.
According to The Block, TON Tech—the infrastructure team under The Open Platform—has announced the launch of an AI-powered autonomous trading agent that supports independent on-chain actions on the TON blockchain, including transfers, token swaps, DeFi operations, automated trading, staking, and basic portfolio management—all without requiring users to surrender their private keys.
According to CoinTelegraph, Visa officially announced the launch of its “Intelligent Commerce Connect” platform this Wednesday, positioning it as a universal entry point for AI agent builders and merchants entering AI-driven commerce. The platform enables secure payment initiation, tokenization, spend controls, and identity verification through a single integration with Visa’s Acceptance Platform. It supports both Visa and non-Visa card payments and is compatible with leading AI agent protocols. The platform is currently in pilot phase and is scheduled for full rollout later in 2026.